The Indian Muslim Welfare Society

Analysis

The Indian Muslim Welfare Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Batley. It was registered in January 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Indian Muslim Welfare Society reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to March 2026, income grew from £863k to £1.1m (+22%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Indian Muslim Welfare Society sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alwahab Foundation (£1.1m), The World Memon Organisation Charitable Foundation (£1.1m) and Happy Days Childrens Charity (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 55%, charitable activities 34% and trading 11%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £512k. Reserves of £360k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.